First Day of Winter

Yes, I know it's getting lighter now, and I am very happy for that, but I have to remind myself that along with being the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year - and thus the longest night - this is the first day of Winter, and Winter brings with it cold, often wet, weather... and SNOW. I have a love/hate relationship with snow. I love to watch it, but I hate to be out in it anymore. It is one more thing that MS has taken away from me; my inability to move well keeps me from enjoying SNOW! No snow angels for this one anymore - if I got down on the ground to make one, there I'd be - my own three dimensional snow angel. I could flap my arms to make wing impressions, but my angel wouldn't have much of a robe, I'm afraid, as my legs would not cooperate for that.

I look out my window at the sparrows and chickadees eating from the feeder. They are bickering, and also feeding off the ground. Because we have kitties in residence, DH put some thorny rose branches beneath the feeder to make it inhospitable to pouncing cats. Nevertheless, Nishita caught one in the back yard yesterday morning. Mighty little hunter - I hope she does as well at night with the mice that abound in the neighborhood.

Good Night, TTYL, and Be Well

Comments

  1. Have Myelin?December 28, 2009 at 12:21:00 PM PST

    I am starting to get weary of the bitter COLD more than the snow. It seems that the temperatures are more harsh than usual this year.

    Be well.

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

jinxed !!

Image
no sooner had i written that last post than i came  down with a  fever and a raging case of cellulitis. needless to say i was admitted into the hospital the monday before thanksgiving and stayed until  the sunday  after. i did however order a turkey dinner on thursday, and they served a special dessert! since i came home, i haven't heard from my caregiver... so i called the office and spoke with her supervisor. it turns out that she was clocking  in and out all week! that's tantamount to fraud. don't know what'll happen to her. i have had two caregivers since. both i liked, but the first one lasted only one day, and the other hasn't had much experience. i'll give her a chance and we'll see what happens. good night, ttyl, and be well.
Read more

My MS Update 2017

Image
I entered last year celebrating by watching 'new year at the needle' fireworks display (The Seattle Space Needle) on a hospital TV.  I was in there from 12/27/16 to 1/3/17 with, I believe, cellulitis and a bladder infection.  I have been in the hospital several times since then, 5/19 to 5/22  with cellulitis. I didn't have any cuts so it must have been a cat claw poke or a bug bite... any break in the skin will do for those of us who are immuno-compromised. August brought me in hospital from 8.19  to 8/25 with the perfect trifecta -  cellulitis, vaginal and bladder infections. So, how am I doing? you might ask. Well,  36 years with MS and this is my current condition. From head to toe, here goes nothing. if you are newly diagnosed let me tell you here that mine is not a typical case, but still, you may want to stop reading now. head - intermittent memory lapses; I thank the heavens for post-it notes, I have three on my laptop now reminding me...
Read more

my back yard pt. 2

Image
well. there's a new addition to the pet cemetery. last  week we lost Rajah, brother to nishita and punima who died in 2o18. he's buried adjacent to them. when dh was digging the grave, he found  a large skull of a dog (not ours), so he had to put a little more space than we would have preferred between the cats. i  imagine in thirty years or so, whoever buys the house and digs up the yard will be quite surprised. good night, ttyl, and be well in this year of COVID-19
Read more